On the market: Southern Colonial accents translate well in Greenfield Hill setting

Meg Barone

Updated 9:55 am, Saturday, August 31, 2013

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The Southern Colonial-style house at 877 Burr St. is on the market for $1.95 million.

The Southern Colonial-style house at 877 Burr St. is on the market for $1.95 million.

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The living room at 877 Burr St. has a fireplace with marble surround and hearth-and-wood mantel, while the wall that encases the fireplace is raised plaster paneled.

The living room at 877 Burr St. has a fireplace with marble surround and hearth-and-wood mantel, while the wall that encases the fireplace is raised plaster paneled.

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The kitchen at 877 Burr St. has a large center island with a breakfast bar, a pantry, white ceramic tile backsplash and stainless appliances.

The kitchen at 877 Burr St. has a large center island with a breakfast bar, a pantry, white ceramic tile backsplash and stainless appliances.

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The dining room at 877 Burr St. features two built-in corner china cabinets with keystones.

The dining room at 877 Burr St. features two built-in corner china cabinets with keystones.

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The library at 877 Burr St. has four walls with floor-to-ceiling, built-in cherry wood bookshelves.

The library at 877 Burr St. has four walls with floor-to-ceiling, built-in cherry wood bookshelves.

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An enclosed porch overlooks the pool and patio at 877 Burr St.

An enclosed porch overlooks the pool and patio at 877 Burr St.

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Mature trees distinguish the backyard of the property at 877 Burr St.

Mature trees distinguish the backyard of the property at 877 Burr St.

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On the market: Southern Colonial accents translate well in Greenfield Hill setting

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Some library administrators would be jealous of the cavernous family room in the classic Southern Colonial at 877 Burr St. in the Greenfield Hill section of town.

This house and its 3.6-acre property have many features worth bragging about, including a tennis court and in-ground swimming pool, but bibliophiles will be impressed by this 28-by-33-foot room that doubles as an in-home library. All four of its walls have floor-to-ceiling, built-in cherry wood bookshelves, which are interrupted only by several tall true-light, double-hung windows topped with transoms throughout the room and the French doors to the sunroom. The hardwood floors are made of custom cut and seasoned Vermont oak.

This room is in a newer wing of the house, which was built in 1941. The family room and the master bedroom suite above it were part of an expansion in 1994.

There is definite curb appeal for this property. The house is set well back from the road. The graceful front entrance of the house includes a covered, two-story porch that runs the length of the house and six columns. The six-paneled front door is framed in leaded sidelights and an elliptical transom.

Inside, there is 5,512 square feet of living space. The foyer features quarter-sawn oak hardwood floor, wall covering below the dado, plaster walls and moldings, a 19th century four-light bronze wall sconce at the foot of the stairs and wool carpeting from France on the staircase. The formal living and dining rooms have the same wood floors.

The living room also features an Adams-style fireplace with marble surround and hearth and wood mantel flanked by fluted plaster pilasters with decorative pediments. The wall that houses the fireplace is raised plaster paneled. The remaining walls have chair railing, paneled Wainscoting, and deep crown molding. There are double-paneled doors to the den, which has paneled walls and a marble fireplace, and French doors into the family room.

In the dining room there are two built-in corner china cabinets with keystones, chair railing and wallpaper on the upper portion of the walls. Between the dining room and kitchen is a butler's pantry, separated by a cafe door. The pantry has a built-in hutch, china cabinet, Corian counter, sink and cabinets.

The eat-in kitchen has a large center island with a breakfast bar, a lattice work arch leading into the pantry, white ceramic tile backsplash and stainless appliances that include a Jenn-Air four-burner range top on the island, and the same brand refrigerator and double ovens.

While the sunroom provides access to the pool, the mudroom off the kitchen provides access to another section of the sizable backyard and the tennis court.

On the second floor, the master bedroom suite comprises a sitting room with a bay window and built-in window seat, arched paneled double doors into the bedroom, wall-to-wall carpeting, and French doors to the private wood balcony that looks over the pool. The master bath can be accessed from two different points in the bedroom and it features a soaking tub, water closet, walk-in shower, and imported Italian white ceramic tile floor and backsplash.

There are five bedrooms on this floor, two of which share a Jack and Jill bath that has a marble tile floor and backsplash.

The grounds include mature trees and shrubbery, among them specimen plantings and a copper beech tree with a 60-foot canopy.

For more information or to set up an appointment to see the house, contact Denise Walsh of Denise Walsh and Partners, an affiliate of William Raveis Real Estate, at 203-259-7653 or email her at denise.walsh@yahoo.com.

OTHER INFORMATION: five bedrooms, five full and one half baths, attached two-car heated garage, full unfinished basement, pull-down attic stairs, first and second floor laundry/utility rooms, zoned gas hot water radiator heat, hardwood floors throughout most of the first floor, wall-to-wall carpeting throughout most of the second floor, septic system, public water